, 1887-07-14
COUaC|L CRUMBS.
The Guardians of the City Hold
Lengthy Session.
Ordinances Passed, Street Work
Ordered, Bills Allowed.

An adjourned meeting of the city
council was held In Judge Booge's
Office Tuesday evening pursuant to
adjournment. In the unavoidable
absence of Mayor Taylor Mr.. Clough
was called to the chair. Present
Hoover, Arthur, Dennis, johnson
and Bishop.
The minutes of previous meetings
were read and approved.
On request of Mr.. Dennis, the
committee to whom was referred the
matter of obtainiug a book-keeper
to assist the city clerk, was granted
further time.
The following bills were allowed
and warrants ordered drawn for the
amounts.
Spokane Mill Co.. 25
Vacuum Oil Observation-Disclosures. 20 10
Newport 4 Holley....... ......... AZ SO
Spokane Tel. & Tel Co............ 5 60
Judge BOOge.. e.......-.........".... 10 90
Edwards, the Printer..........". 1 80
Boyd & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL 0S
The following ordinances were
then read for the first time, read by
ti..e tha sasead and third time and
passed, and are to take effect w1tnIn
five days after their publication.
Establishing assessment district
side avenue to the railroad crossing
for enforcing the laying OF side
walks.
Establishing an assessment district
on Front street between the center
of Stevens street and center of Oak
street in third addition to railroad
addition for street grading.
Establishing grade of Front street
in same.
Establishing assessment districts
on South side of Main street, for
sidewalks.
Changing name Of south street in
| Havermale'S addition to Riverside
avenue as plated on Glover's addi-
tion.
Mr.. Dennis moved that a contract
be drawn between the city and Phil
lip Buehuer for him to execute, and
that he furnish the required bond to
the city and proceed with the work OF
extension Of the water mains on
Howard street from Second to Sixth
streets, and Fourth and Stevens
streets, in accordance with his bid
and that the city attorney draw W
instruments to that effect.
The following communications In
the hands of the clerk were read:
Plumbers bond of j. H. Boyd
Co., for $1,000 was accepted and at
torney instructed to see that the ap
plication was properly written out
Owners Of property on Howard
street, complaining that owing tC
errors in judgment in the grading ol
Howard street the rOadways and
drainage was impracticable and
asked that the city gravel the south
end of said portion and otherwise
remedy existing evils.
A discussion ensued in which eX-
Engineer Hall, Engineer Trumbull,
city attorney and members OF cOun-
Gil took part and council demurred
granting 1T as presented.
Mr.. Dennis stated that 1t was the
desire of property owners to con.
struct sidewalks in front of theil
premises, and they could not make
the projected improvements until
the street was properly graded.
Mr.. Hoover insisted that those
who had not paid the assessment for
the grading should do so before any
further privileges were granted.
The petition was referred to the
committee on streets and alleys, Mr.
Dennis voting no.
Mr.. Clough proposed that a com
mittee be appointed to notify those
who had not paid to be forced tc
terms.
Mr.. Hoover moved that the delin'
quents be notified by the city attor'
ney that IL they do not pay within
seven days from date, or before the
goth inst, that suit will be instituted
against them. Carried.
Owners of property on Seventh
street, at the base of the foot of the
hill, running east from Howard
street, asked that the grade be estab
lished from Howard street to Wash.